Friday, 22 00

Sept. 15, 1944

My dearest wife:

I hope you don’t think it silly of me writing that little note this morning. I just had to tell you I was so much in love with. It was on my mind and the only way to relieve it was to tell you again. Honestly I felt better the rest of the day, except that I was thinking about you and the baby all the time. I love you so much misee.

I guess I told you [we moved to] another barrack, we have a smaller room, only a two man room. The motor sgt. And I are together, the mess sgt. being on furlough. Tonight being Friday we gave it a good cleaning out. The floor was awfully dirty. It still doesn’t look as good now as another one even after the cleaning. Some of the boys saw your pictures, and they think you are very pretty. (as if I didn’t know it.) They wanted to know if you were safer when you married me. [Edited for content.]

You do think of everything, don’t you honey? Indianapolis never came into my mind. I have been studying the train schedule, and there isn’t very much difference. I’ll have a copy of the schedule when I write to you tomorrow night. Tell me which place you would prefer?

You really let off some steam in this letter of today. You can get some time off to go out on a Saturday night, if you want to go to a dance. All we need is to have the rest of our lives together, and it better be soon. I think if a modern housewife can stay in bed in the morning, a wife shouldn’t object if her husband goes out night. You gave me an idea. I am working on a theory now. Did you ever hear of a modern husband staying home nights – twirling his thumbs or some other foolish thing. You know we men have to stick together too.

Nothing of importance happened today. The laundry came back one day early, that was something. I think we have another new officer now. That gives us a total of four. One of them is in school now. I still didn’t wear those shirts and jeans you washed and ironed for me. They are sacred. [Edited for content.]

The doctor bill isn’t as high as I thought it would be. At $10.00 a week it should only take me five months to pay it. The baby will only be about a month or so old. I am so glad you found out about the time to expect it. I think it may be before that date – Now I have something to look forward too. I am so anxious. I believe more so than the other one.

I don’t mean for you to know I am blue. Some days I am and other I am not. I guess you can always tell by my letter. I do remember you and our lovely children, how could I ever forget you. Don’t worry about me honey. I won’t give up on you. I am not a quitter anyway I don’t think so.

I am on C.Q. all weekend and it will be very lonely. If you were only here to keep me company. I’ll write to you tomorrow night my dearest.

Gosh but I love you honey.

Goodnite my sweet.

All my love,

Pres.